Turkish Jazz

Turkish jazz is a vibrant and distinct genre that amalgamates traditional Turkish music's rich cultural heritage with the improvisational and complex rhythmic structures of jazz. This genre often employs traditional Turkish instruments such as the oud, ney, and kanun, alongside more typical jazz instruments like the saxophone and piano, creating a sonorous blend of East and West. The melodies are typically modal, drawing from the maqam scales inherent to Turkish classical music, which lends a unique melodic contour to the jazz fusion. Artists within this genre like Ilhan Ersahin and Dolunay Obruk are known for their innovative approaches that infuse jazz standards with Anatolian folk elements or re-interpret Turkish classics through a jazz lens. The resulting sound is a captivating fusion, rich in dynamic rhythms and infused with a soulful, expressive quality that defines Turkish jazz.

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Sala (Radio Edit)
Single - Released December 20, 2024

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Ahmet Ali Arslan
Alp Ersönmez
Alpay
Anıl Şallıel
Arto Tunçboyacıyan
Ayten Alpman
Ayyuka
Ayşegül Aykaç
Ayşenur Kolivar
Baba Zula
Barış Demirel - Barıştık Mı
Bilal Karaman
Birsen Tezer
Brenna MacCrimmon
Bulut Gülen
Bülent Ortaçgil
Cenk Erdoğan
Cihat Aşkın
Deniz Taşar
Derya Türkan
Dolunay Obruk
Doğan Canku
Ediz Hafızoğlu
Elif Çağlar
Erkan Oğur
Ertan Tekin
Evrencan Gündüz
Ezginin Günlügü
Fahir Atakoğlu
Fazıl Say
Ferit Odman
Feryal Öney
Fikret Kızılok
Gaye Su Akyol
Genco Arı
Gevende
Göksel Baktagir
Gökçe Kılınçer
Hümeyra
Hüsnü Arkan
Ilhan Ersahin
Incesaz
Jehan Barbur
Jülide Özçelik
Kardes Türküler
Korhan Futacı
Kırıka
Mehmet Güreli
Mercan Dede
Minor Empire
Mircan Kaya
No Blues
Peyk
Quartet Muartet
Sarp Maden
Sattas
Selen Gülün
Serdar Ateşer
Serenad Bağcan
Sertab Erener
Suzan Kardeş
Taksim Trio
Tamer Temel
Tanju Okan
Timur Selçuk
Turgut Alp Bekoğlu
Vedat Sakman
Volkan Öktem
Yansımalar
Yasemin Mori
Yeni Türkü
Yolda
Zuhal Olcay
Çağrı Sertel
Önder Focan
İlhan İrem
Sertab Erener
Ayten Alpman
Birsen Tezer
Fazıl Say
Ezginin Günlügü
Fikret Kızılok
Gaye Su Akyol
Yeni Türkü
Erkan Oğur
Tanju Okan
Hüsnü Arkan
Yasemin Mori
Mehmet Güreli
Hümeyra
Incesaz
Serenad Bağcan
İlhan İrem
Bülent Ortaçgil
Peyk
Evrencan Gündüz
Cihat Aşkın
Jehan Barbur
Kardes Türküler
Ilhan Ersahin
Alpay
Fahir Atakoğlu
Mercan Dede
Gökçe Kılınçer
No Blues
Zuhal Olcay
Arto Tunçboyacıyan
Sattas
Ayşenur Kolivar
Baba Zula
Brenna MacCrimmon
Taksim Trio
Suzan Kardeş
Yansımalar
Ahmet Ali Arslan
Korhan Futacı
Timur Selçuk
Göksel Baktagir
Doğan Canku
Yolda
Jülide Özçelik
Çağrı Sertel
Gevende
Elif Çağlar
Vedat Sakman
Deniz Taşar
Turgut Alp Bekoğlu
Cenk Erdoğan
Genco Arı
Derya Türkan
Feryal Öney
Minor Empire
Dolunay Obruk
Ertan Tekin
Ediz Hafızoğlu
Alp Ersönmez
Ayyuka
Mircan Kaya
Ferit Odman
Ayşegül Aykaç
Bilal Karaman
Barış Demirel - Barıştık Mı
Önder Focan
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Volkan Öktem
Serdar Ateşer
Anıl Şallıel
Kırıka
Selen Gülün
Bulut Gülen
Tamer Temel
Sarp Maden
Quartet Muartet